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Students Banned from Blogging

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it's-for-your-own-protection dept.

wayward writes "Students at Pope John XIII, a Catholic high school, were told to take down their blogs from sites like Xanga and MySpace or face suspension. Rev. Kieran McHugh, the school's principal, said that he was trying to protect students from online predators. Not too surprisingly, free speech advocates got more than a little concerned.

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  1. believe me... by Paladin144 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Rev. Kieran McHugh, the school's principal, said that he was trying to protect students from online predators

    Believe me, if they're going to a Catholic school, the students have a hell of a lot more to worry about than online predators.

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  2. Re:Can't they just... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Why should they have to hide their identity from their SCHOOL?

    Because it's full of Catholic priests?

  3. But what of the TEACHERS? by Chris+Tucker · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will no one THINK of the TEACHERS?

    From the school website:

    "Teachers Sites

    Mrs_Askin Mrs_Harrigan Mrs_Olsen
    Mrs_Astor Mrs_Kalafsky Mrs_Partida
    Mrs_Buniak Mr_Kenny Mr_Peck
    Mrs_Covel Mrs_Morris Mrs_M.Ross
    Ms_deVries Mr_Morro Mr_Vohden
    Mr_Ferrise Mr_Nicholson
    Mrs_Franc Mrs. O'Connell    "

    Look at all those websites! Surely, each and every one a target for the foul predators that lurk on the Internets!

    Please, for their own good and safety, they must be PREVENTED from having their own websites!

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  4. Re:Constitutional protections.... by MullerMn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you write songs for Emo bands?